As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Enterprise AI hits the wall

Enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten, according to new research from NTT Data. The latest research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for...

Information integrity passes geopolitics as the top risk

Information integrity risk, caused by the proliferation of AI‑enabled decision-making and uncertain AI transparency requirements, gained the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk...

Subglacial flood bursts through Greenland ice sheet

Using data from several Earth-observing satellites, including ESA’s CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions, scientists have discovered that a huge flood beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet surged upwards with such force that it fractured the ice...

How SA is responding to 30% US tariffs

Last week’s announcement that the US will levy 30% tariffs on South African imports has thrown markets, and the rand into turmoil. The Department of Trade and Industry (dti), together with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, yesterday outlined...

PC shipments dip, despite recovery economy

Even though the global economy shows signs of recovery, worldwide shipments of traditional PCs dipped 2,4% year-over-year (YoY) to 68,8-million units, during the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation...

Economic transactions track lower in September

The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), which measures the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica at seasonally adjusted real prices, softened somewhat in September. However, increasing optimism, along with the positive...

SA farmers need a new approach for food security

South African agribusiness is at a crossroads and, after decades of rising farm production, South Africa is still a hungry nation - with constant pressure on food security. The only way to address these food security challenges is through increased farm production...

CMOs embrace GenAI despite knowledge gap

While 90% of organisations plan to invest in generative AI (GenAI) for marketing in 2025, 90% of CMOs admit that they do not fully understand GenAI or its potential impact on business processes, according to a new global study from SAS and Coleman Parkes Research. The...

Hijackings outweigh theft when it comes to SA vehicle crime

Tracker’s vehicle crime statistics for South Africa from January to June reveal that hijackings still dominate over actual thefts - comprising 54% of all incidents as opposed to 46% - and the stats are even more pronounced in the Eastern and Western Cape, especially...

Foxconn starts building Taiwan’s fastest supercomputer

Nvidia and Foxconn are building Taiwan’s largest supercomputer. The Hon Hai Kaohsiung Super Computing Centre will be built around Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture and feature the GB200 NVL72 platform, which includes a total of 64 racks and 4 608 Tensor Core GPUs. With...

Tax and crypto: Investors and traders must be compliant

Cryptocurrency is subject to all the tax and foreign exchange control regulations fiat currency is, speakers warned during a recent webinar hosted by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Blockchain special interest group in...

JSE Virtual Trading Game winners announced

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has announced the winners of the fourth annual Virtual Trading Game (VTG), a game that aims to teach South Africans about investing on the JSE. The winners were revealed at the 7th annual Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy...

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Product security is critical to cyber security

By Herman Kannenberg, Head of Legal Affairs and Cyber Security, Huawei South Africa - If you follow the news, you'll have noticed that there has been a significant uptick in the number of cybersecurity-related articles and stories lately. This is because cyber-attacks...

NBC Olympics selects Dell storage for Tokyo games

NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Dell Technologies to provide high performance storage systems for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, taking take place in Tokyo. NBC Olympics will use the Dell EMC PowerScale family of...

Sidestep the embolism, deliver true customer service

Most companies have invested in some form of digital customer experience toolkit or technology solution to gain deeper understanding, improve processes, and streamline engagements. Most have looked at chatbots, analytics, and integration to translate customer...

Choose chat channels wisely or risk losing customers’ trust

Effective cross-generational communication with customers requires an excellent omnichannel strategy and chat is fast becoming the cornerstone for brands around the globe. But chat channels still carry a degree of security hesitancy that companies will need to...

Agile teams need the support of agile infrastructure

Agility is a key term surrounding IT today. In a rapidly shifting world, the ability to adapt, learn quickly and change to meet new requirements is critical to success. By Amit Singh, solution architect at AlphaCodes However, while agile methodology has long been...

Predictions for SA’s payments landscape

The silver lining of the Covid pandemic for many businesses has been the acceleration of online shopping in South Africa. Faced with fewer choices, shoppers adopted new spending habits. They also embraced new payment options, like interest-free buy now pay later...

How Huawei uses its product security baseline in business processes

By Herman Kannenberg, Head of Legal Affairs and Cyber Security, Huawei South Africa - As ICT technologies evolve and enriches our lives, we're also seeing growing challenges to cyber security and privacy protection. Cyber security and privacy protection are the...

How some retailers managed better post-protest recovery

Managing stock availability has always been important but it became more so as ecommerce gained traction due to how we now live and the effect it had on our shopping experience. By Hendrik Bredenkamp, GM of NEC XON Retail But the challenges in managing stock have...

How can healthcare organisations overcome a Covid data overload?

As healthcare organisations across South Africa scramble to cope with huge surges in patient numbers in the wake of the third wave of COVID-19, it is clear the virus makes no exemptions in its attack. Our economy has been hit hard and almost every sector has faced...

IT Support at QES – Western Cape Somerset West

My client based in Cape Town (Somerset West) is currently looking for a Technical Product Support Specialist to join them on a permanent basis The Ideal candidate will be a Motorcycle enthusiast / familiar with the industry (Automotive)Passionate about ITMotorcycle...

Business Analyst – Eastern Cape East London

Business Analyst required for a company based in East London POSITION OVERVIEW:The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity. The...

Sap Solution Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Soweto

This is a remote position.We are seeking a highly skilled SAP Solution Architect with a strong focus on integration and migration, particularly from SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) to LMD (Logistics Management), with MM (Materials Management) and some exposure to EWM...

Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer

Hire Resolve's client is seeking a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer who will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM solutions. The role involves creating and modifying software to meet the specific needs of the...

Intermediate Game Developer

We're seeking a highly skilled Intermediate Game Developer to join one of our clients dynamic team! If you're passionate about creating immersive gaming experiences, leading projects, and innovating with cutting-edge technology, we want to hear from you. Bring your...

Java Full Stack Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We're Hiring: Java Full Stack DeveloperDo you dream in Java? Think in Angular? Deploy in Docker?If you've got the passion to code and the drive to deliver cutting-edge enterprise software solutions—especially if you can also reverse park like a champ—then we want YOU...

Network and Server Engineer

The key function of this position is to be a network and server engineer, with specific focus oncybersecurity. This role is responsible for developing and implementing secure network solutions, carryingout assessments and penetration testing with remediation, managing...

Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Hire Resolve's client is seeking a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer who will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM solutions. The role involves creating and modifying software to meet the specific needs of the...

Intermediate Game Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

We're seeking a highly skilled Intermediate Game Developer to join one of our clients dynamic team! If you're passionate about creating immersive gaming experiences, leading projects, and innovating with cutting-edge technology, we want to hear from you. Bring your...

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